Selby climate — normals and trends
Selby (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 631 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Selby averages 38 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Selby has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 55 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -16.2 °C (on 23 January 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
SelbyEngland
- coords
- 53.78°, -1.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
631mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.2 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
51 mm
30 June 2003
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
35.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-21.1 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
8 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 95 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 8.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 8 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 19 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 44 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 75 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 20 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 58 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 119 mm | +63 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 100 mm | +47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Selby?
Selby has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 631 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Selby?
The hottest day measured in Selby between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Selby?
The coldest day measured in Selby between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Selby?
Yes. Selby gets on average 16.8 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Selby warmed?
Yes: Selby warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Selby?
The wettest day measured in Selby between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2003, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Selby?
The windiest day measured in Selby between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Selby?
The warmest month in Selby is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Selby?
Selby receives on average 631 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Selby?
Selby gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Selby?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Selby between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Selby?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Selby.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Selby?
In Selby, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.7 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -21.1 °C on 23 January 1963.
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